Salvation is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #aeb1a3 |
| Complementary Color | #595c4e |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Salvation Color. The Promised Amethyst color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Potato (#64617b) for more energetic effect. Try Taylor as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#595c4e is the best complementary color to Salvation. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #514e5c complementary color is Siam, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scarpa Flow are #4e525c and #574e5c. Thus found on the left and right of #514e5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trout and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Salvation.
The split-complementary Salvation palette consists of #525c4e and #5c574e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#595c4e). Try Gray Asparagus and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #514e5c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #514e5c offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Salvation. Thus Nandor and Dorado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salvation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #514e5c square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salvation tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#595c4e) and two others. The Dorado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c514e and #4e595c.
In a RGB color space, hex #514e5c is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Salvation has a hue angle of 252.86°, a saturation of 8.24% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #514e5c is made of 4.32% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #514e5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,78,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 5.49, 0, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(252.86,8.24%,33.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252.86,15.22%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.922,4.3924,-7.7468) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0495,7.9708,11.2395) |